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Need help reaching new markets?

Cumbria Business Growth Hub can link you into specialist support from the Department for International Trade (DIT) to help you grow your sales overseas.

Whether you need knowledge on a specific sector, or are potentially wanting to explore exporting you we can link you into guidance, services and support from the DIT.

There’s a wide range of courses and workshops available to help connect your business with international buyers such as:

  • Export Academy –learn directly from experts in international trade who are on hand to provide support across a range of sectors and businesses. Ongoing through to October, find out more here.
  • International Market Research – learn to define your research objectives, help you to minimise risk, understand market growth, trends and requirements and provide valuable insight into global market opportunities. Wednesday, 29th September, find out more here.

We regularly update our events calendar here with DIT webinars and events so make sure to check that out.

We can also offer businesses support with export documentation through the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce Export Team. In the last year we’ve helped local businesses export over £60 million in goods, and we could help you!

We can process EC Certificates of Origin, EUR1 Movement Certificates and Arab-British Documents. You can find out more here.